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1/2. Tim Gardam , principal of St Anne's
College, Oxford, looks at responses to death in the 21st century, encountering a plethora of beliefs from pantheism to Catholicism. In the first edition, he looks at the case of two teenagers, once atheists, who sought comfort in the idea of an afterlife following the sudden death of their friend. And a British
Hindu takes his fight to have an open funeral pyre to the High Court. Producer Liz Leonard

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Anne Swithinbank , Bob Flowerdew and Pippa Greenwood are guests of the Valley Gardeners of Itchen Abbas in Hampshire. Peter Gibbs is in the chair. Plus a feature on autumn lawn maintenance. Including at 2.40 Gardening Weather Forecast. Repeated from Friday

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A recording exists from 1987 of an exchange between railwayman Wesley MacDonald and his rail-traffic controller as his train hurtles out of control down a mountainside in New
Brunswick, Canada. Should he jump or take his chances on board, which are rapidly diminishing as he vacillates? This programme tells the story of what happened next. Producer Russell Finch

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LI/2. Only Connect. When
Helen Schlegel goes to stay at Howards End - the country home of the Wilcox family - her life, along with that of her sister Margaret, is changed for ever. EM Forster's novel is adapted by Amanda Dalton. Narrated by John Hurt.
Producer Susan Roberts Repeated on Saturday at 9pm Radio features pp118-119; My masterclass: p26

Mariella Frostrup presents the first of two programmes in which ten leading novelists nominate books they think have been unfairly neglected. This week, William Boyd,Ruth Rendell, Colm Toibin, Hari Kunzru and Susan Hill unveil their choices. Next week, listeners can vote for their favourite out of the ten, which will then be dramatised on Radio 4.
Repeated on Thursday at 4pm

6/Z The second edition celebrating the 30th birthday of the programme features some of the most requested poems in its history read by Stephanie Cole and Patrick Malahide.
Producer Mary Ward-Lowery Rptd on Saturday at 11.30pm

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4/10. As councils prepare to cut jobs and services, Julian O'Halloran asks if some authorities have added to their budget crises through over-the-top pay, perks and severance terms. Repeated from Tuesday

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1/5. Zippin' Up Your Boots. What every middle-aged person needs to know when asked to a school reunion, especially if they are planning to lie about almost everything they've done since leaving. Gill Edwards 's story is read by Alison Reid. Producer Christine Hall

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3/3. Peter Oborne finds out the meaning of Conservatism through its philosophical roots and the character of different Conservative governments. In the last programme, he tries to discover where
David Cameron sits in its intellectual tradition. Editor of The Westminster Hour Terry Dignan
Conserving What? is repeated on Wednesday at 8.45pm

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